3 French schoolchildren hurt in London attack

PARIS/RENNES (Reuters) - Three French schoolchildren were hurt in the attack near London'sparliament on Wednesday, French officials said.

The three students from the Concarneau Lycee in Brittany, western France, were on a school trip there, a foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement. The statement did not say how serious the injuries were.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: An armed police officer stands guard near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Terror attack outside U.K. Parliament. 2 men down on road. Man with knife/machete got into Parliament and stabbed p… https://t.co/CxeL2zS6uw

Armed police have taken the precaution of closing the gates at Buckingham Palace, where the Queen is in residence after today's incident.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Emergency services vehicles seen on Westminster Bridge on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer was stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard also reported an incident on Westminster Bridge where one woman has been killed and several people seriously injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

@Reuters photographer at the scene of shootings near House of Parliament in London says at least a dozen injured on Westminster bridge

At least one body seen being covered by a blanket.

People leave after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident. Britain's Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

An ambulance is driven through a police cordon outside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident. Britain's Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Police officers surround two individuals on the ground inside the gates of the Houses of Parliament near the entrance, left, in London, U.K. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Shots were fired outside Parliament in London, and at least two people are being treated, according to a Bloomberg reporter on the scene. Photographer: Robert Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Air ambulance just landed at Parliament Square, Westminster, dozens of police cars https://t.co/TZVTO6IzDR

London's air ambulance arrives at the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident. Britain's Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

A car on Westminster Bridge has just mowed down at least 5 people. https://t.co/tdCR9I0NgJ

We were called at approx 2:40pm to reports of an incident at #Westminster Bridge. Being treated as a firearms incident - police on scene

Incident in #Westminster: We are treating this as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise

Richard tice political campaigner tells me he can see ten bodies on westminster bridge - I can't confirm that from where I am

An armed police officer gestures as he stands guard in Parliament Square, opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident.
British police shot a suspected attacker outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday after an officer was stabbed in what police said was a 'terrorist' incident. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

People leave after being evacuated from the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident.
Britain's Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

A police officer stops traffic as the Jaguar car of British Prime Minister Theresa May (R) is driven away from the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Police officers surround two individuals on the ground inside the gates of the Houses of Parliament near the entrance, left, in London, U.K. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Shots were fired outside Parliament in London, and at least two people are being treated, according to a Bloomberg reporter on the scene. Photographer: Robert Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The injured being treated in New Palace Yard at Westminster Palace https://t.co/I7uRyOv2D4

Government source says PM is OK

Police trying to resuscitate one of the Commons attackers. Still seems to be breathing

House of Commons has been suspended following gunshots in Parliament, MPs are leaving the chamber

BREAKING NEWS -- Two people shot outside Houses of Parliament in London

Armed police officers stand guard inside a security cordon, outside of the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017 during an emergency incident.
Britain's Houses of Parliament were in lockdown on Wednesday after staff said they heard shots fired, triggering a security alert. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

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A total of 90 students from the school were in London, about a dozen of which were in the area of the attack, an official at the school told Reuters.

"As the center of London was hit by a cowardly attack, France assures the British people of its solidarity," the foreign ministry statement said, adding that French authorities were in contact with their British counterparts.

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Members of the emergency services tend to individuals injured during an incident on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in central London, U.K. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Multiple shots were fired near the U.K. Parliament on Wednesday in London during an incident that also saw people hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An injured person is assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An injured man is assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An injured woman is assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is taken away for treatment by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Injured people are assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

An injured person is assisted after an incident on Westminster Bridge in London, Britain March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is taken away for treatment by emergency services medic near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is taken away for treatment by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: Members of the public are treated by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is helped by friends and emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 22: A member of the public is loaded into an ambulance by emergency services near Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament on March 22, 2017 in London, England. A police officer has been stabbed near to the British Parliament and the alleged assailant shot by armed police. Scotland Yard report they have been called to an incident on Westminster Bridge where several people have been injured by a car. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

A police officer gathers items after an incident while members of the emergency services treat injured individuals on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in central London, U.K. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Multiple shots were fired near the U.K. Parliament on Wednesday in London during an incident that also saw people hit by a car on Westminster Bridge. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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A report in Le Telegramme newspaper cited a fellow students who was at the scene of what British police have described as a terrorist incident, saying the three were hit by a car that was involved whilst walking on Westminster Bridge. One of them landed on the hood of the car, the Telegramme said.

They were aged around 15 or 16, Le Telegramme reported.

(Reporting by John Irish in Paris and Pierre-Henri Alain in Rennes; Writing by Ingrid Melander and Andrew Callus; Editing by Leigh Thomas)